Jack (1914) Cole Sold at Auction Prices

Comiczeichner, Cartoonist, Illustrator, b. 1914 - d. 1958

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        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $400 - $600

          "In the book, they were like this." Ink and wash on annotated illustration board, signed lower left.  Handwritten caption below the artwork. Run date November 1954.

          Julien's Auctions
        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $600 - $800

          Untitled (Females by Cole: The Sophisticate). Pen and ink on paper, signed lower right. Run date August 1955. Item not examined out of the frame.

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        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $600 - $800

          Untitled (Bar scene) from the "Subliminal Pitch" portfolio, pen, ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper mounted to Playboy stamped annotated illustration board. Run date unknown. Item not removed from the frame.

          Julien's Auctions
        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $600 - $800

          "God Damn Our Home." Pen, ink and watercolor on annotated illustration board, signed lower left. Run date July 1954.

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        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $600 - $800

          "Now that you've chosen between us Eileen, do you mind if I watch?" Pen, ink and watercolor on illustration board, signed lower right. Run date September 1954.

          Julien's Auctions
        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $600 - $800

          Untitled (Woman buried in sand). Pen and ink on annotated paper laid on board, signed lower right, with HMH initialed approval handwritten lower left.  Run date July 1954.

          Julien's Auctions
        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $600 - $800

          Untitled (Boys with Beer) from "Subliminal Pitch" (a group of seven individual works). Watercolor and gouache on paper, labeled verso (including Christie's Auction stickers). Run date September 1958. Item not removed from the frame.

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        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $1,000 - $2,000

          "Here's a quarter to stick around. I may need your help later." Watercolor, pen and ink on annotated illustration board, signed lower left. Run date June 1954.

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        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $1,000 - $2,000

          Untitled (Music). Ink and wash on Playboy stamped annotated illustration board, signed lower left. Run date January 1956.

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        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $1,000 - $2,000

          "Man About the Beach." Pencil and watercolor on illustration board. Run date July 1955. Item not removed from the frame.

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        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          "He wants to make an honest woman of me. He asked me to give back the mink coat." Watercolor on Playboy stamped annotated illustration board, signed lower left. Caption handwritten below the artwork. Run date August 1955.

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        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          "Made a deal with the Essex: They pay my rent and I keep their rooms filled." Watercolor on Playboy stamped annotated illustration board, signed lower left. Handwritten caption below the artwork. Run date May 1956.

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        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          "Son, if you can stop seducing women for five minutes, I'd like to tell you about the bees and flowers." Watercolor on paper laid on annotated illustration board, signed lower left.  Handwritten caption on the mat below the artwork.  Run date June 1958.

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        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          "It seems like only yesterday, she was crying for her oatmeal." Watercolor on annotated paper laid down on illustration board, signed lower right.  Handwritten caption on the mat below the artwork. Run date October 1955.

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        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          "Fake It." Watercolor, pen and ink on annotated illustration board, signed lower right.  Handwritten caption on the mat below the artwork. Run date October 1955.

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        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          "Wife Training" three drawings from the Subliminal Pitch portfolio. Pen, ink, watercolor and gouache on paper. Run date September 1958. Items not removed from the frame.

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        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Untitled (Man hiding behind a curtain waiting for a stage dance). Watercolor on annotated illustration board, signed lower left. Run date unknown.

          Julien's Auctions
        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          "Tell Sir Herbert the rescue party should reach him in three days and ask him if there's anything else he wants immediately." Watercolor on illustration board overlaid with annotated mat.  Handwritten caption on the mat below the artwork. Signed lower right. Run date November 1957.

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        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          "I'll have you know I'm not that kind of a girl." Watercolor on illustration board, signed lower right.  Handwritten caption on the mat below the artwork.  Run date October 1954.

          Julien's Auctions
        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Untitled (Nude Showgirls). Watercolor on paper, annotated on the mat. Run date December 1958.

          Julien's Auctions
        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          "Greatly improved, Miss Wyman. Next week we'll try it allegro." Watercolor on annotated paper, signed lower right.  Handwritten caption below the artwork.  Run date September 1955.

          Julien's Auctions
        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Untitled (Theater Casting Couch) from "Subliminal Pitch" (a group of seven individual works). Watercolor and gouache on illustration board, labeled verso (including Christie's Auction stickers). Run date September 1958. Item not removed from the frame.

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        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          Untitled (Woman Stranded on an Island). Watercolor on illustration board, signed lower right. Run date April 1957. Item not removed from the frame. Exhibited: Traveling exhibition through Germany, " Cartoon Klassiker," 1999, p. 24.

          Julien's Auctions
        • Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)
          Oct. 30, 2024

          Playboy Archive | Jack Cole (American, 1914-1958)

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          "I ain't got no bod-eee..." Watercolor and gouache on Bristol board, signed lower left.  Printed caption attached to the mat below the artwork. Run date unknown. Item not removed from the frame.

          Julien's Auctions
        • JACK COLE "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WHERE'S YOUR PRESENT? YOU'RE UNWRAPPING IT NOW" (PLAYBOY CARTOON, 1955) WATERCOLOR ON PAPER
          Jul. 16, 2023

          JACK COLE "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, WHERE'S YOUR PRESENT? YOU'RE UNWRAPPING IT NOW" (PLAYBOY CARTOON, 1955) WATERCOLOR ON PAPER

          Est: -

          Jack R. Cole (1914 - 1958) "What Do You Mean, Where's Your Present? You're Unwrapping it Now" (Playboy Cartoon, 1955) Watercolor on Paper Attached to Board. Described as "Playboy's marquee cartoonist", Jack Cole worked under the direction of Playboy magazine's founder, Hugh Hefner, in the 1950s when the publication began. He was also the creator of Plastic Man, a comic book series in the 1940s, and sold cartoons to magazines including Boy's Life, Colliers, and Judge. Artist: Jack Cole Title: "What Do You Mean, Wh Medium: Watercolor on Paper Circa/Year: 1955 Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Right Margin Site Measurement: 13.5" x 10.25" Image Keywords: Illustration, cartoon, playboy; Ref: BD1655

          Bradford's
        • JACK COLE (1914-1958) "Indecisive." [CARTOONS / PLAYBOY]
          Jun. 24, 2021

          JACK COLE (1914-1958) "Indecisive." [CARTOONS / PLAYBOY]

          Est: $1,500 - $2,500

          JACK COLE (1914-1958) "Indecisive." Cartoon for Playboy, published April 1956, page 65, as #22 of the "Females by Cole" series. Ink on paper. 185x255; 7 1/4x10 inches, on 12 3/4x10 1/4-inch sheet. Signed "J. Cole" in lower right image and captioned in graphite in lower margin. Hinged to matte; framed. A printed copy of the magazine accompanies the lot. Provenance: Playboy Collection; Heritage Auctions, February 25-27, 2010, lot 93012; current owner.

          Swann Auction Galleries
        • JACK COLE
          Dec. 08, 2010

          JACK COLE

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          JACK COLE I'll bet you didn't trap him..., April 1955, p. 26 Watercolor on paper attached to board, signed 13 x 17 in. (33 x 43 cm.)

          Christie's
        • JACK COLE
          Dec. 08, 2010

          JACK COLE

          Est: $2,000 - $3,000

          JACK COLE Damn Patou! Damn Dior! Damn Paris!, September 1955, p. 26 Watercolor on paper, signed 12 x 17 in. (30.5 x 43 cm.)

          Christie's
        • JACK COLE
          Dec. 08, 2010

          JACK COLE

          Est: $1,500 - $2,500

          JACK COLE What do you mean, where's your present?, December 1955, p. 26 Watercolor on paper attached to board, signed 12 x 17 in. (30.5 x 43 cm.)

          Christie's
        • JACK COLE
          Dec. 08, 2010

          JACK COLE

          Est: $1,500 - $2,500

          JACK COLE UNTITLED, AUGUST 1955, P. 35 Watercolor on paper, signed 11 x 18 in. (28 x 45.7 cm.)

          Christie's
        • JACK COLE
          Dec. 08, 2010

          JACK COLE

          Est: $3,000 - $5,000

          JACK COLE Untitled, February 1956, p. 15 Watercolor on board, signed 13 x 17 in. (33 x 43 cm.)

          Christie's
        • JACK COLE (American, 1914-1958) Playboy cartoon
          Jul. 15, 2009

          JACK COLE (American, 1914-1958) Playboy cartoon

          Est: $1,500 - $2,000

          JACK COLE (American, 1914-1958) Playboy cartoon illustrations from Females by Cole, July 1958 Ink on paper 12 x 10 in. Signed lower right This lot includes two preliminary studies and the final, finished cartoon illustration. The pieces range in overall size from 11" x 8.5" to 15" x 11".

          Heritage Auctions
        • JACK COLE (American, 1914-1958) After the Game,
          Jul. 15, 2009

          JACK COLE (American, 1914-1958) After the Game,

          Est: $1,500 - $2,500

          JACK COLE (American, 1914-1958) After the Game, Playboy cartoon illustration, October 1956 Watercolor on board 19.5 x 12.5 in. Signed lower right

          Heritage Auctions
        • JACK COLE (American, 1914-1958) The Football
          Jul. 15, 2009

          JACK COLE (American, 1914-1958) The Football

          Est: $1,200 - $1,800

          JACK COLE (American, 1914-1958) The Football Blanket, Playboy cartoon illustration, October 1956 Mixed-media on board 13 x 16 in. Not signed

          Heritage Auctions
        • JACK COLE (American 1914 - 1958) Comedy, men's
          Mar. 12, 2009

          JACK COLE (American 1914 - 1958) Comedy, men's

          Est: $1,500 - $2,500

          JACK COLE (American 1914 - 1958) Comedy, men's magazine cartoon, 1955 Ink and watercolor on paper 12 x 9 in. Signed Jake (Jack Cole's pen name) lower left Jack Cole, celebrated creator of Plastic Man, was also described as "Playboy's marquee cartoonist," later in his tragically short career. Caption: "Just kiss the hand, Count -- don't handle the lend-lease."

          Heritage Auctions
        • JACK COLE (American 1914 - 1958) World Traveler,
          Oct. 15, 2008

          JACK COLE (American 1914 - 1958) World Traveler,

          Est: $1,500 - $2,000

          JACK COLE (American 1914 - 1958) World Traveler, Playboy Females by Cole illustration, April 1956 Ink on paper 10 x 7.5 in. Signed lower right

          Heritage Auctions
        • JACK COLE (American 1914-1958) Breezy #5, men's
          Oct. 15, 2008

          JACK COLE (American 1914-1958) Breezy #5, men's

          Est: $1,000 - $1,500

          JACK COLE (American 1914-1958) Breezy #5, men's magazine cartoon, October 1954 Ink on paper 12 x 9 in. Signed "Jake" (Jack Cole's pen name) lower left Caption: "Junior, Can't you do your chin-ups on something else around the house?"

          Heritage Auctions
        • Jack Cole (1914-1958)
          Dec. 17, 2003

          Jack Cole (1914-1958)

          Est: $5,000 - $7,000

          Your Wife? And all the while I thought it was TV signed 'Jack Cole' (lower right), Playboy stamp and approval stamp bearing initials of Art Paul on recto, caption written below image watercolor on illustration board 19 x 15 in. (48.1 x 38.1 cm.) RUN DATE: August 1957.

          Christie's
        • Jack Cole (1914-1958)
          Dec. 17, 2003

          Jack Cole (1914-1958)

          Est: $5,000 - $7,000

          No thanks, just looking signed 'Jack Cole' (lower right), artist's stamp on verso ink wash on paper 14 5/8 x 12 3/8 in. (37.2 x 31.4 cm.) RUN DATE: July 1954.

          Christie's
        • Jack Cole (1914-1958)
          Dec. 17, 2003

          Jack Cole (1914-1958)

          Est: $5,000 - $7,000

          Untitled (Man pulling down woman's dress) signed 'Jack Cole' (lower center), approval stamp bearing initials of Art Paul on recto, mat pasted around image, additional mat watercolor on illustration board 17 1/8 x 12 1/2 in. (43.5 x 31.8 cm.) RUN DATE: May 1955.

          Christie's
        • Jack Cole (1914-1958)
          Dec. 17, 2003

          Jack Cole (1914-1958)

          Est: $10,000 - $15,000

          Untitled (Woman stranded on an island) signed 'Jack Cole' (lower right), approval initials of Art Paul in lower right corner, 'Night' stamp on verso watercolor on illustration board 21 7/8 x 15 in. (55.7 x 38 cm.) RUN DATE: April 1957.

          Christie's
        • Jack Cole (1914-1958)
          Dec. 17, 2003

          Jack Cole (1914-1958)

          Est: $5,000 - $7,000

          A Valentine Gift for Her signed 'Jack Cole' (lower right), Playboy stamp on recto, approval stamp bearing the initials of Art Paul on recto, 'Day' stamp in lower right corner on recto watercolor and lace collage on illustration board 21 7/8 x 15 in. (55.5 x 38 cm.) RUN DATE: February 1957.

          Christie's
        • Jack Cole (1914-1958)
          Dec. 17, 2003

          Jack Cole (1914-1958)

          Est: $5,000 - $7,000

          I could swear I smell burning rubber signed 'Jack' (lower right), artist's stamp on verso, matted ink wash on paper 15 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (38.6 x 31.5 cm.) RUN DATE: June 1954. "In the rarefied realm of classic cartoon pin-up art, nobody did it better than Jack Cole. With his quirky line drawings and sensual watercolors, Cole, under Hugh Hefner's guiding hand, catapulted to stardom in the 1950s as Playboy's marquee cartoonist, a position he held until his untimely death at the age of 43. "Jack Cole, most recently the subject of a book profile by Art Spiegelman and Chip Kidd (Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched To Their Limits) has been justly celebrated as the creator of Plastic Man and an innovative comic book artist of the 1940s. Cole had sold a handful of cartoons to magazines such as Boy's Life, Colliers and Judge in the '30s and '40s, but after finishing his 14-year run on Plastic Man, he found himself back at square one in an idiom that didn't come naturally to him: the gag cartoon. According to Cole, his savior was the Humorama line of down-market digest magazines. This girls and gags magazine circuit proved to be the perfect training ground to regain his footing and develop his craft at single panel cartoons. While Cole may have been honing his skills as a gag writer, his ability to render the female form was already without peer. Though he signed his cartoons 'Jake,' Cole's exquisite line drawings and masterful use of ink-wash -- a skill he carried over to Playboy -- betrayed his pseudonym. In comparison to his contemporaries, however, Cole was probably Humorama's least prolific artist. Though his images were frequently used for covers, Cole's cartoons were few and far between, with scarcely a single drawing appearing every five issues" (Fantagraphics).

          Christie's
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